Chapter 509: Victory over the Sun (3)
Given her identity, it is not easy for her to get along with Duke Wu, but it is easier for her to get along with Shen Zhuo. One of her tasks is to gain Shen Zhuo's trust, which seems to be somewhat reasonable.
The difficulty is not high because the population of Wuguo Mansion is simple and the three masters are principled and kind, so it is judged as C+. C+ tasks are the second to last tasks in terms of difficulty.
So if you want to gain Chen Zhuo's trust, you have to be admired by him, and those he admires should probably be of the same kind.
But being kind does not mean being stupid. Pretense cannot hide the truth. Only sincerity can be rewarded with sincerity.
Shengxia thought that she had to gradually change the original owner's image.
On the third day after arriving in Beijing, Duke Wu Chen Ling came back, met the old lady, and then went to Li Wan's courtyard. After a while, a maid invited Shengxia over.
When Shen Ling saw her, he smiled and asked, "Xiao Xia, are you used to staying in the mansion?"
"I'm used to it, Uncle Shen. The Duke of Wu's Mansion is very nice." Sheng Xia stood there awkwardly, then mustered up the courage to look at him and said timidly, "After you have a banquet with mother, I'll change to calling you father."
"Haha, good! Sit down, don't punish yourself by standing." Shen Ling slapped his thigh and laughed heartily, "Then do you want to change your surname? I don't mean anything else, but most people in Beijing are picky about people. If you share the same surname as your uncle, others will know that we value you and your mother, and they will be more willing to smile at you in the future."
Shen Ling looks like a military general, with a slightly dark complexion. He walks with great vigor and looks majestic and domineering even when sitting down. However, Shen Zhuo is different from him. He is a young general with a jade face who has the appearance of a civil official and the body of a military general.
Li Wan hesitated to speak after hearing this.
Shengxia sat down, clutching her sleeves, carefully choosing her words, and said, "Uncle... I'm engaged. My father is engaged to Uncle Zhao, a former classmate and good friend. My name is on the marriage certificate. Wouldn't it be... inappropriate to change my surname?"
"Oh? What's your Uncle Zhao's name?" Shen Ling didn't mind Sheng Xia mentioning Li Wan's late husband. As the dignified Duke of Wu, every move he made was full of confidence and manliness. He was a pillar of the country and was not afraid that he would not be able to surpass his late husband in Li Wan's heart in the future.
Besides, what's the point of comparing with a deceased person?
Shengxia lowered her head. "Uncle Zhao's name is Zhao Zhe. He passed the imperial examinations with Dad and both became officials. Dad saved Uncle Zhao back then, and Uncle Zhao said he wanted to marry him. But after Dad passed away, we've had less contact. We haven't been able to contact each other at all in the past two years."
Shen Ling frowned, "Zhao Zhe, that's the name of the Minister of Revenue. I'll ask someone to find out."
Seeing her anxious expression, Shen Ling said, "It's okay. Let's put the matter of changing the surname on hold for now. Let's make a final decision after we've clarified your engagement, okay?"
When he met this mother and daughter, they were not living well. Matchmakers came to the door of the widow and orphan every day to ask for marriage, but whether they were asking for the mother or the daughter, they were all trying to take them as concubines.
Zhao Zhe is now the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue. If he was serious about the engagement and had just given the mother and daughter a heads-up, the situation wouldn't be like this.
"Okay, uncle, you are thinking about Xiaoxia, so Xiaoxia will listen to you." Shengxia said gratefully.
Shen Ling looked at her calmly. The child seemed to have changed a little. "I only have Ah Zhuo as a child. It's a pity that I don't have a daughter. Now that I have one, how can I not treat her well? We are a family and there is no need to be so formal. If you have any questions in the future, you can come to me."
"If you're embarrassed, go and tell your brother. You kids always get along better with each other."
"Uncle, I understand."
Seeing that she was uncomfortable in his presence, Shen Ling waved his hand and said, "Go out for a walk. I heard that you've been stuck in the house these past two days. Just like your brother, you kids can't stay in front of your elders."
"Okay." Shengxia took the maid out and strolled slowly into the garden.
To be honest, although Shen Ling is a military commander, he is also meticulous in his boldness. However, the original owner did not dare to look at him or get close to him in the past, and after a few interactions, they could not get close to each other.
It is early spring now and the weather is still a bit cold. Having lived in the south of the Yangtze River for many years, I am not used to the cold in the capital in spring. My cheeks are slightly red from the cold in midsummer.
Walking to two white magnolia trees, Shengxia stopped, raised her hand to catch a petal that was fluttering like a butterfly falling, then looked at her red fingertips from the cold, and the corners of her lips curled up slightly.
Her fingers can still move, and her body doesn't hurt when she moves. When she returns to Kyushu in the future, she will have a healthy body.
Did she actually like Wanqi Muzhao? It was hard to say, she just regarded him as salvation, as a lifeline, as the last piece of driftwood that a drowning person could hold onto.
Both her parents died when she was young. Suddenly, the Sheng family was in trouble and the side branch came to power. She fell from the center of attention to the dust. Even though she was the eldest daughter of the main family, she was a genius who had not yet grown up and was destined to be crippled.
When she was being bullied in every possible way, her pride was being trampled upon, and she saw no hope of survival, Wanqi Muzhao appeared, like a savior, as proud as she once was.
He took her out of the house where she was being beaten and scolded, and led her from Sheng's house to Wanqi's house, saying that she would be his fiancée in the future and no one could bully her.
It was difficult for Shengxia to describe what emotions he was feeling at that time. He just felt a sour and full feeling in his heart.
Later, I heard that it was because her mother had saved Madam Wanqi that the two became good friends and joked about becoming relatives in the future.
It is similar to the father of the original owner of this world and Zhao Zhe, and the ending is also the same.
Madam Wanqi, unwilling to hurt her mother-son bond, turned a blind eye to Yin Yiyi's bullying, telling her that Wanqi Muzhao was only temporarily deceived and asked her to endure it. Zhao Zhe was equally insincere. After Sheng He's death, he forgot the life-saving grace of the past and wanted to break the engagement.
In fact, there is no essential difference between them. Their conscience can be bad.
Later, she sacrificed all her skills to save Wanqi Muzhao, but Yin Yiyi took the credit for her achievement and intervened to sow discord between them.
Wanqi Muzhao's eyes were full of disappointment, and his tone was scolding, cold, and negative. She gradually became disheartened and wanted to end this absurd pursuit that made everyone laugh and cry, and made her cowardly and humble, thinking that she could win back Wanqi Muzhao. But Yin Yiyi tried to kill her, tortured her, humiliated her, and threw her into the mouth of a beast.
She finally understood that Wanqi Muzhao was not a very good person, not her light, and she shouldn't focus all her attention and energy on him.
Things that can be provoked by a few words from others or easily snatched away did not belong to her from the beginning.
Later, she seemed to live for Wanqi Muzhao. After she came out of her confusion and woke up, she was powerless to change. It was too late.
But it doesn't seem too late. As long as she completes the mission, she can return to Kyushu and take revenge.
Looking at the magnolia petals in his hand with his eyes downcast, his fingers were frozen cold before Shengxia withdrew his thoughts from the past, put his hand back into his sleeve, and threw away the magnolia in his palm, letting it fall freely to the ground.
Looking at the white petals, she felt inexplicably good-humored and couldn't help but curl the corners of her lips.
If she has the chance, she will definitely go back, she will definitely take revenge, and she will definitely live the life she wants.
There was a faint sound of footsteps, followed by a faint voice: "I don't know what this person is thinking about. He stood there for a long time with a worried look on his face, and then laughed stupidly."
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